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2010

Bushi no kakeibo

Abacus And Sword

武士の家計簿

(c) 2010 "Abacus And Sword" Film Partners

(c) 2010 "Abacus And Sword" Film Partners

(c) 2010 "Abacus And Sword" Film Partners

(c) 2010 "Abacus And Sword" Film Partners

Release Date
December, 4th, 2010
Running Time
129 min
Genre
Drama , Children/Family , Historical , Feature
Color
Color
Screening Format
35mm
Screen Size
American Vista (1:1.85)
Sound Processing
Dolby SRD
Subtitle
English

[ Directed by ]

[ Produced by ]

[ Cast ]

[ Staff ]

[ Production Company ]

"Abacus And Sword" Film Partners

[ Distributor (Japan) ]

Asmik Ace Entertainment, SHOCHIKU

[ Story ]

A film adaptation of the book by Isoda Michifumi, in which he paints a picture of life in the final days of the Tokugawa shogunate, based on his painstaking analysis of the household accounts left behind by a low ranking samurai. Director Morita Yoshimitsu, known for tackling a wide range of genres, portrays the inner workings of a samurai household fighting to tighten its finances in this compassionate historical drama. The Inoyama family have been in the service of Kaga clan as expert accountants and reckoners. The 8th head of the Inoyama family, Naoyuki (Sakai Masato), is so phenomenally gifted when it comes to numbers that his colleagues call him an "abacus maniac." In order to cope with the increasing expenses that come with trying to move up in the world, he works together with his wife Koma (Nakama Yukie) and family to do all they can to economize.

[ Official Site ]

http://www.bushikake.jp/

[ Contact (International) ]

SHOCHIKU CO., LTD.
International Sales & Licensing

Togeki Bldg., 4-1-1 Tsukiji, Chuo-ku, Tokyo 104-8422
tel: +81-3-5550-1623
fax: +81-3-5550-1654
E-mail: ibd@shochiku.co.jp
http://www.shochikufilms.com

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